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More than a dozen patients evaluated after odor incident at New Hampshire hospital

More than 20 patients being evaluated

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Updated: 12:38 PM EDT Aug 11, 2017

More than a dozen patients evaluated after odor incident at New Hampshire hospital

More than 20 patients being evaluated

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Updated: 12:38 PM EDT Aug 11, 2017

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WEBVTT WHAT IS THE LATEST?JENNIFER: WE REMAIN ON THE BACKINTERE ROAD -- ENTRANCE ROAD.YOU CAN SEE THE ROAD IS CLOSEDTO ANYONE ENTERING THE HOSPITAL.WE JUST GO WITH THE DIRECTOR OFPUBLIC AFFAIRS HERE.SHE EXPLAINS IT WAS ABOUT 11:15TODAY, PATIENTS AND STAFFWORKING IN THE OR DEPARTMENTCOMPLAINED OF DIZZINESS, VARYINGDEGREES OF NAUSEA.BECAUSE OF THAT COME OUT OF ANABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, THEY SHUTIT DOWN, EFFECTIVELY THEOPERATING ROOM AREAS, EMERGENCYROOM DEPARTMENT, AND THENWORKING WITH FIR AND POLICE TODETERMINE A CAUSE.IN THE MEANTIME, THE AREWORKING ON EVALUATING ANDTRANSPORTING ABOUT 25 PATIENTS,PEOPLE WORKING IN THE HOSPITALAND PATIENTS THAT WERE HERE.YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE WE HAVECARS STOPPING, TRYING TO FINDOUT WHAT IS GOING AFTE POLICECANNOT SAY MUCH.IT IS A SITUATION ONGOING.ABOUT 25 PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THIS.OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION,PEOPLE ARE BEING ASKED TOSTAY OUT OF THE AREA.THEY HAVE BEEN EVACUATED OUT OFEMERGENCY ROOM, OPERATING ROOM.OTHER DEPARTMENT SEVEN CALLED TOCOME IN AND EVALUATE -- OTHERDEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN CALLED INTO COME AND EVALUATE.THE DIRECTOR SAYS IT HAS TO DOWITH VARYING DEGREES OF NOSTRA

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Updated: 12:38 PM EDT Aug 11, 2017

EXETER, N.H. —

Exeter Hospital was evacuated Friday.

More than a dozen people were placed in multiple ambulances in what was called a mass-casualty incident.

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The emergency room and operating rooms at Exeter Hospital were evacuated and closed. The rest of the hospital is safe.

Fire department responded to the hospital for an unknown odor about 11:15 a.m.

Ambulances from around the Seacoast responded to the hospital to evaluate more than 20 victims.